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15 October 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 October 2015 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Hills” by The Weeknd.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2015–16 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 October 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 October 2015 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 15 October
- 2001 NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles (180 km) of Jupiter's moon Io.
- 2003 China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
- 2006 The 6.7 Mw Kiholo Bay earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.
- 2008 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.
- 2016 One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons.
Famous people born on October 15
- Dominic West, English actor and director (born 1969)
- Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher (1844–1900)
- Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer (born 1989)
- Mira Nair, Indian-American actress, director, and producer (born 1957)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 12 – A federal judge rules that South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and immediately stays the ruling.
- January 18 – K.C. Undercover and Star vs. the Forces of Evil debuts on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
- February 22 – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hold the 87th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The telecast garners nearly 37.3 million viewers.
Life in the US in 2015
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$2.43
Loaf of Bread
$1.98
Average House
$294,000
Weekly Wage
$818
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